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Labour Tops Poll Vol 11 No 5 Wednesday May 6 1987 Serving Newtown, Te Aro, Mt Cook, Mt Victoria FREE Labour tops poll A poll conducted by Wellington Polytechnic journalism students in the Wellington electorates indicates that Labour will retain the seats of Wdlington Central and Island Bay. Island Bay secretary of the Clerical by Mary Wilson Workers Union. One in every three National: Sandra Clarke, consultant librarian. people in the Island Democrat: Paul Douche, Bay electorate so far retired company director. Wellington Polytechnic students joined their Victoria University colleagues in a seems undecided who march on Parliament to protest against moves by the Government to introduce to vote for in this Wellington the user pays principle into tertiary education. year's general Central election. by Andrea McKay Journalism students polled Labour's Fran Wilde 53 Island Bay electors in the should retain the Multi -culturalism attracts week before Easter as part of Wellington Central an overall poll of 500 voters seat at this year's in greater Wellington. general election, Forty-seven percent said parents to Mt Cook School they would vote Labour, 17 according to a recent b An N b emphasis on fa'a Samoa or and children alike would yards and a Polytech percent National while 34 telephone poll. .'Y ne . ew ery Taha Maori." overcome any physical extension block. pcr;;ent ,,i:re unllecided. Two­ The poll .x·.;d;.::td bj' White flight does Insn,ad, he said, newly disarlv~tagc the school has. " As the inner city is thirds of the undecided voters Wellington Polytechnic affect Mount Cook arrived families would look Despite these problems the redeveloped yuppies (young, said they voted Labour last­ journalism students in the School said Principal at alternative schools school role has increased, up upwardly mobile time. week before Easter shows 53 Ken Wilson. because of the strong multi- 32 . from its expected professionals) start moving Labour's Frank O'Flynn percent supporting Labour, The phenomenon of cultural emphasis at Mount OJ?,Cmng role total of 11~. back into the inner city holds the seat with a 21 percent National, 2 European families moving Cook School. For a school of this size buying up old houses. majority of 6007. He is percent Democrat, 6 percent their children from schools " When (families) move that ~s ~ally quite a lot." They most often remodel retiring at the general other minor parties, 19 which predominantly into the area they have to This is because many other and refurbish these houses." election. percent uncommitted. are is termed " choose whether to send their parents wanted a school that As a result, many Island Bay has remained Of those polled 40 percent =~:~g1~[~ children to one of the two ~co~nis~ theU: cultural Polynesian families are largely untouched by the were male and 60 percent multi-cultural schools identity said Mr Wilson. being " squeezed out " and recent electoral boundary female. Mr Wilson could recall Newtown and " We're a multi-cultural must look elsewhere for changes. The northern Most said they would not only three or four instances Mount Cook· or the two school and everything we do houses and schools said Mr boundary has been extended be changing their votes from of European parents less multi-cul~ral schools - reflects that." Wilson. slightly on the slopes of Mt the 1984 snap election. withdrawing children from Te Aro and Clyde Quay." Since its establishment in ,..;.;.s.;.;.;o;.;;.;.._L_I_D__ A_I_R_--, Victoria. However, 4 percent of Mount Cook School and " Parents may well come to 1875 the school has catered The random sample of Labour voters intend to vote then sending them to a Mount Cook School, have a for children of lower socio- RECORDS voters were asked three National, and 12 percent of predominantly European look at it and decide they economic groups. questions: National voters will vote school. want their child to go " This has always been a * Who they voted for in Labour this year. " White flight doesn't somewhere else." school where the children of the .1984 snap election. The issue concerning most apply to this school in This was because of the less successful, the less 170 Vivian St * How they would vote if people was the economy, terms of a family being inadequate funding amongst affluent come." Wellington the country went to the polls particularly interest rates, established here and then schools said Mr Wilson. Formerly a residential area, in the next few days. closely followed by moving their children Parents inspecting Mount the houses around Mt Cook BUY SELL * What they considered the unemployment and the because they don't like our Cook School would see School were replaced by most important issue to nuclear issue. children working in old light industry so that today TRADE Sitting MP Fran Wilde has them. fashioned classrooms with it is enclosed on three sides Mand~ to Saturday Those who are uncommitted had a high profile over the bare boards and inadequate by factories, car-wreckers From 10am at present saw past three years with her lighting. unemployment, sponsorhsip of the This, in comparison to superannuation and Homosexual Law Reform other schools with carpeted dissatisfaction with Labour Bill. She is standing again or vinyl floors and bright as important issues. for Labour. sunny classrooms , might PUBLISHING DATE The National candidate this well diminish Mount Cook Three parties have so far year is John Feast who stood named candidates for the School's advantages to for the New Zealand Party in parents. election: Wellington Central for the Labour: Elizabeth Tennet, Mr Wilson said he hoped 1984 snap election. Ken Wilson the warmth shown by staff AN .UPSIDE DOWN AGM next publishing date by Jeni Porter general meeting will be held Brian Bray, Annabel Taylor, increased because of a very "An upside down on May 18 before the Ros Grant, Jack Jensen, successful market day and AGM," is how normal monthly meeting. Vaughan Rosier and Arthur increased membership, said will be June 9 Annabel Taylor, A lack of nominations or Lewis. Mr Rosier. chairperson of the willing volunteers for The treasurer's report He said the deficit of chairperson meant the next showed expenses had $253.20 for the year showed Newtown Residents business - election of 1987- increased from $428.40 for the need for an increase in Association, described 88's officers could not go 1985-86 to $1305.68 for subscriptions. Both the Newtown office and this year's event. ahead. It was decided that a 1986-87. " Without more money we The difficulties began when committee be elected and Vaughan Rosier, treasurer, can't do everything we want the Polytechnic office the minutes for last year's they could organise officers said the increase was because to do", he said. agm were not available at their next meeting. of rising costs of producing will be closed over the because secretary Robin Fry The committee members the monthly newsletter. school holidays. had been unexpectedly called are: Jenny Giles, Dianne Advertising leaflets for to Auckland. The minutes Morris, Jonathon Hunt, membership had been an were locked in her house. Harry Fraser, Mark Trafford, added cost. As a result a special Leonie Stieller, Ham Baxter, Income was substantially Porirua and Manukau," she said. Of sealing wax The library is the only public library in the More Cook islands serving a population of 9500. and things, , • It is well used with a current membership of 3000 and an annual issue of 23,000 books. There's nothing better than "When I order books I always keep in mind than snuggling up on the couch for a that we are catering first for the Islanders and second for expatriots (mainly seconded cosy Saturday night watching the officers from NZ and Australia working on box. contract for the government). just a Well, almost nothing. But even the simple "The library is considered by some to be a things in life don't always go to plan. Just as Clint Eastwood was giving me the white man's institution, but we're trying to wink (again) and as I was popping the fourth overcome that by having programmes to soft-centered choc into my mouth ... reach out to the community. It's not easy, Anna Keedwell, a 16-year-old horrors of horros, a mouse! library but we're getting there. from Wellington High School, It ran to the middle of the floor, looked at "When I look back and see the growth and who has just spent a dream week me, looked at my soft-centered, looked back on the sail training ship Spirit of at me, deliberately sneered and took off under by Mary Wilson what my staff and I have achieved. I think we've done marvellously with limited funds Adventure. the stereo. Twenty years ago Carmen Temata Now, two questions immediately spring to and resources but lots of determination." The week on board with 40 became the first Cook Island mind. other teenagers cost $460. Had I really been crouching, feet up on the librarian. In 1987 she's still the Mrs Temata first came to NZ on a The Spirit of Adventure Trust arm of the couch without anyone telling only Islander to have trained in government scholarship in 1962. She spent runs the sail training scheme. Its me? Or had I in the split second between New Zealand. a year at New Plymouth Girls High School main aim is to develop mouse glances managed to automatically before beginning her library training. leadership and co-operation assume the mouse-defence position, learnt "We haven't had anyone trained under the among the young.
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